Oval split bamboo and paper fan w/ peacock in black and green on one side and Japanese house and bird on the other.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
peafowl
Unidentified Paper
Cut
Transfer Printed
Painted
Bamboo
Peacock
Pagoda
Bird
FAN
Printed/painted on lower right: [Japanese calligraphy--2 elements]
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
6.125 x 4.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4985
New York state (United States)
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